High arousal words influence subsequent processing of neutral information: Evidence from event-related potentials

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-151

  Hinojosa, José A ^a   Méndez Bértolo, Constantino ^a   Pozo, Miguel A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PLURIDISCIPLINAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arousal; Emotion; ERPs; LPC; N100

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD AROUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869079911     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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